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    In Willa Cather’s 1918 novel, My Antonia, ideas of immigration, growing up, and how these ideas intersect with each other. The use of the English language, and each character’s proficiency in the language in this novel seems to serve as a measure of how far into the development each character is. As it is demonstrated early in the text, Antonia and her family are new to the area, and are referred to as being from “across the water” (Cather 51). This is followed by the conductor of the transportation

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    Although the Lais of Marie de France may seem to be ordinary tales of knights and chivalry, each explores the complicated issues surrounding love, loyalty, and gender. Marie uses four stories in particular to make statements on the relationships between men and women of that time. The first story follows the tale of a knight named Guigemar. Despite his noble qualities and popularity, “he never displayed the slightest interest in love” (44). This all changes one day when Guigemar goes hunting. He

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    planes jetting off the runway filled my already burning ears. “One ticket to Oxford, England,” I grunted to the clerk. I boarded my plane with only three things: Doc’s knife, a tattered sack of money I earned from the mines, and a hunger to become the welterweight champion of the world. I had been working in the mines for three years now and had made quite a bit of money for myself. I made my way to my seat and waited for takeoff. My chest began to burn as my heart thumped wildly. I had never been

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    peeked into my eyes as the black slowly faded away. A horrid smell stung my nose. I sat up and winced when a sudden, sharp pain shot up my left leg. I looked around. I was in what looked like an old hospital room surrounded by buzzing flies which had come to feed on the decaying bodies in the beds next to me. As I went to shoo a fly away, another strike of pain rushed through my leg. Panicking, I quickly took off my boot and rolled up my jeans to see jagged circular scars climbing up my leg. Wondering

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    Throughout the lais Lanval, there has been two examples of courtly love that I have noticed. Both of the courtly love’s that are presented in the story are from two different perspectives and they also are a part of the main story plot. The first love was between Queen Semiramis and Lanval (Norton Anthology pg. 1034). In this instant, this love is presented of a perfect and secret love. Lanval and Queen Semiramis share a love that is supposed to be hidden instead of flaunted throughout the lands

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    have a YouTube or Twitch channel? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCujuIWJLPHqEdoeCDByQiFw Do you have a microphone/headset? Yes, i have Artro A50 's Why do you want this rank? I feel I am a Helpful and confident person and I feel very confident that my skills that I have can fill a staff role. When I am on OPCraft I am always trying to find people that need help and also always trying to welcome and help new players as much as I can. I want to make sure that everyone on the server is always having

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    After ringing the doorbell several times, and pounding on the door, Karen screamed, “Wake up, Dan. Wake up, Dan! I need your help.” Ready to go to another neighbor’s house, she heard him say, “Hold on I’m coming!” After opening the front door, Karen saw her neighbor standing in the doorway wearing only his boxer shorts and a tee shirt. He asked, “What’s wrong? Karen, what’s your problem?” Weeping, she said, “Something is wrong with Katherine. She looks dead, come quick.” “Just a minute,” he

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    what to do. The snake was energetic and lively. His name was Awanyu. Awanyu was a friendly snake but he didn't have any friends or family. He always traveled around for adventure. He said to Cherokee "Hello, are you lost?". "Yes. I don't know where my father is." Cherokee

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    Don Don Don Da Da Da Don Don Don Da Da Da Da Don… I woke up from my dream about the dark gloomy forest, to try to find my phone under my pillow. For school. I finally felt it at the edge of my bed, barely staying on the blue comforter, still playing the same song. I shut it off and went back to bed. “Clare, wake up or i’m turning all the lights on,” yelled my mom. I don’t think I sat up so fast in my life. “Good, now get ready for school, it’s your first day back, you have to make a good impression

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    “What's the matter” a girl asked a ragged boy. “Nothing” the brown red-eyed boy answered. “Where's your good behaviour? it's not very polite to lie, I'm sure Santa heard that. Now do you want my help, or not?” the girl tryed again. “ I do” the boy said. “My name is Lucinda Wellington Jones, what's yours? ”she asked. ”Jason Lee Coast” he said, and looked up. She was smiling and she had a tiny pixy on her shirt. The train stopped and a ticket collector came in. Jason whispered to Lucinda that

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